Libya

Order from Chaos

When talking about North Korea, don’t mention Libya

Richard Nephew

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

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Order from Chaos

All politics is local—in Libya, that could be an opportunity

Federica Saini Fasanotti

Friday, April 20, 2018

High school students take part in a protest against the cancellation and postponement of exams after a series of exam leaks, in front of the parliament in Cairo, Egypt June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Navigating the Storm: Civil society and ambiguous transitions in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia

By Noha Aboueldahab

2018

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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Zimbabwean and Kenyan politics, Libyan migrant slave trade, and the AU-EU Summit

Dhruv Gandhi

Friday, December 1, 2017

Reports

U.S. Foreign Policy

American attitudes on refugees from the Middle East

Shibley Telhami

Monday, June 13, 2016

Egypt

Political Party Development Before and After the Arab Spring

Shadi Hamid

Monday, December 1, 2014

Campaigns & Elections

Personnel Change or Personal Change? Rethinking Libya’s Political Isolation Law

Houda Mzioudet and Roman David

Monday, March 17, 2014

Libya

Reconstructing Libya: Stability Through National Reconciliation

Ibrahim Fraihat

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Egypt

Between Interference and Assistance: The Politics of International Support in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya

Salman Shaikh and Shadi Hamid

Friday, November 9, 2012

Blog Posts

French President Emmanuel Macron stands between Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L), and General Khalifa Haftar (R), commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA), who shake hands after talks over a political deal to help end Libyas crisis in La Celle-Saint-Cloud near Paris, France, July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX3CVLX

Order from Chaos

A deal in Libya? Don’t applaud just yet

Federica Saini Fasanotti

Friday, August 4, 2017

Moto taxis gather at a bus station that migrants often arrive at in Agadez, Niger, May 7, 2016. Picture taken May 7, 2016. To match Analysis EUROPE-MIGRANTS/AFRICA REUTERS/Joe Penney - RTSS2RO

Order from Chaos

In the eye of the storm: Niger and its unstable neighbors

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

A boy wearing a Libyan flag takes part in a celebration marking the sixth anniversary of the Libyan revolution, in Benghazi, Libya February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSZ7CB

Markaz

Does the road to stability in Libya pass through Cairo?

Adel Abdel Ghafar and Mattia Toaldo

Thursday, June 1, 2017

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Iraq

Civil wars and U.S. engagement in the Middle East

Shadi Hamid, Adrianna Pita, and Kenneth M Pollack

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Egypt

@ Brookings Podcast: What Americans Think about the Middle East

Shibley Telhami

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Libya

@ Brookings Podcast: The U.S. Role in Supporting the Libyan Rebels

Friday, April 22, 2011

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Libya

When talking about North Korea, don’t mention Libya

All politics is local—in Libya, that could be an opportunity

Navigating the Storm: Civil society and ambiguous transitions in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia

Africa in the news: Zimbabwean and Kenyan politics, Libyan migrant slave trade, and the AU-EU Summit

Reports

American attitudes on refugees from the Middle East

Political Party Development Before and After the Arab Spring

Personnel Change or Personal Change? Rethinking Libya’s Political Isolation Law

Reconstructing Libya: Stability Through National Reconciliation

Between Interference and Assistance: The Politics of International Support in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya

Blog Posts

A deal in Libya? Don’t applaud just yet

In the eye of the storm: Niger and its unstable neighbors

Does the road to stability in Libya pass through Cairo?

Events

Middle East crises and conflicts – the way ahead

North Africa six years after the Arab Uprisings: Reflections and prospects

An overlooked crisis: Humanitarian consequences of the conflict in Libya

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